Balance Shared

Introduction to Episode

Michelle reached out and an old friend said, “Yes.” In today’s interview, Jeff walks through how he has landed on his passions, one of which includes working with foster dogs.

Podcast Episode Summary

We all have a story. Every single one of us. And, some of us take non-linear paths to find what we want in life. Jeff Hahler describes how he followed one thing to another which led him from High School to an Apprenticeship to a Job to a Wife to finding his passions.

If you love dogs, listen to Jeff’s story of how he fell in love with supporting dogs in an animal sanctuary.Adding onto his volunteer work with the dog sanctuary, Jeff will be spending time at a pig sanctuary..

Over the years, Jeff got more interested in fitness, and eventually his diet changed from a Standard American Diet to Vegetarianism to Veganism.

Next up? Jeff will be finishing his training to be a Personal Trainer.

Quotables

“Try it, and you can change whatever you don’t like.” (On finding your passion and settling on a career.)

“The dog I adopted needed to be a dog.”

“I could barely walk a mile, now I can run 10.”

“It was a lazy factor … now it’s an ethical factor.” (On going vegan.)

Recommended Resources

Learn more about McKenzie Animal Sanctuary: http://mackenzies.info.

Learn more about CNC work.: https://searcherp.techtarget.com/definition/computer-numerical-control-CNC.

Here in Portland? Check out Angels with Misplaced Wings (https://www.angelswithmisplacedwings.org) and the Oregon Humane Society (https://www.oregonhumane.org).

For more information about Michelle, Balance Shared, events, and projects, please visit www.michellelasley.com.

Introduction to Episode

In this episode, Michelle sits down with David Scheer, dedicated community member, Odd Fellow, and Aikido Instructor. 

Podcast Episode Summary

David discusses his teaching philosophies and how they integrate into all aspects of his work. He shares stories of how he learned to be a great teacher, modeled after his own great teacher. He shared his respect for history of how techniques have been developed and shared over time. He integrates care a consistent care through all the lessons. He shares how he has realistic expectations working with kids and doesn’t see them as “good or bad”. 

Quotables

“If you have a great teacher, you will have a good experience and get really good at what you are studying.”

“The two rules of Aikido are to teach, number one, correctly and, number two, kindly.”

“We do not study [Aikido techniques] to become bullies… but to enrich our lives, enrich our relationships, and to use them to take care of ourselves and keep ourselves safe.”

“How can you ever teach a child to be able to focus if you never give them distractions where they the opportunity to choose which of these stimuli they can focus in on?”

“Aikido is really about fitting with others and brining about the most harmonious situation in areas and times when things aren’t that great.”

“You don’t reach perfection until it’s impossible for you to improve. And, as long as you are still alive, it’s possible for you to improve.”

Recommended Resources

Learn more about David’s work with Aikido at www.aikidoportland.com.

Learn more about the Odd Fellows and the Peninsula 128 Lodge www.keepportlandodd.com.

For more information about Michelle, Balance Shared, events, and projects, please visit www.michellelasley.com. 

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Since I’m 42, that must mean I know the answer to life, the universe, and everything, right? Wrong! I share four things, top of mind, that I have kind of figured out as I enter my 42nd year.

Podcast Episode Summary

For this birthday episode, I reflect on four things that I’ve been working on or seem super relevant to me from the past year.

I love getting older because every year, I get a little more confident in my being, even if I’m still working on things from decades before. Every year, I get to own myself a little bit more, warts and all. And, in today’s episode, I discuss these four things as an answer to 42, the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

Recommended Resources

For more information about Michelle, Balance Shared, events, and projects, please visit www.michellelasley.com.

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A few years ago, Lety and Michelle met through a Women in Networking group housed out of St. Helens, Oregon. Fast friends, they dive into public relations, Let’s wheelhouse, and why you would want someone to do PR for you.

Podcast Episode Summary

Lety does not identify as Sam from Sex in the City, except for the badass portion. Lety fell into this career after exploring beating a feature writer, a way to share people’s stories.

Basically, PR is promoting to media. The media can vary, and it can mean so much more. A big part of PR is building relationships with the other people who tell stories, the reporters.

She reminds us that email is a viable tool for communicating with your people, but don’t forget your strategy. She warns to not consider you are failing if you don’t see a quick ROI. Maybe you need to take a look at your strategy? Maybe your expectations need to be refreshed?

Lety’s ideal client is fun and outgoing, a little scared and ready to be pushed outside of their boundaries, and they must be willing to invest in themselves.

Quotables

“I was still telling people’s stories, just in a different way.”

“That’s where the passion comes, because.I know when I am pitching for someone, I am helping them, I am getting the word out about them.”

“Stop and smell the stories.”

Recommended Resources

For more information about Michelle, Balance Shared, events, and projects, please visit www.michellelasley.com.

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Using essential oils to walk into joy wasn’t something Jeni was planning to learn. Chemistry drop-outs, Michelle and Jeni, discuss how essential oils can support the whole body, and why the chemistry works. 

Podcast Episode Summary

Jeni Houston, aka “California girl/Super nerd”, found essential oils when her life was about to change. And, she started to use them regularly. The more she used them, the more she noticed they were the catalyst for her rediscovery of self and joy.

In today’s episode, Michelle and Jeni talk about intentionally living in joy and how essential oils cans be the tool that helps to carry you through a really dark spot in your life into joy. Stay tuned through the end where Jeni gives a great list of how to get to know the oils better so you, too, can intentionally live in joy.

Quotables

“I think quantum physics … is where spirituality meets science.”

“[Living above the line] is intentional and takes work.”

“I’ve noticed that creating ritual and habits throughout the day leads to a greater level of consciousness and awareness in your mindset and how you want to go about your day.”

“Allowing myself to be me, fully me, more.”

“When I held back, I played small. When we do that, it feels yucky, and that brings us down.”

“Simple tools to start simply can be really powerful to help unlock things you weren’t even aware were hidden.”

“For me the biggest shift was coming more into my self, feeling on purpose, really channeling love and compassion for myself first and that instantly expands to others around you.”

“When you change the chemistry of the oil, you change the therapeutic effectiveness.”

Recommended Resources

Emotions & Essential Oils: a Reference Guide for Emotional Healing, 6th Edition (Enlighten Healing, LLC, 2017)

Modern Essentials: a Contemporary Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils, 7th Edition (AromaTools, 2015)

For more information about Michelle, Balance Shared, events, and projects, please visit www.michellelasley.com.

Strategies for identifying and curating your brand. This podcast is for people who know what they do and are looking at how to show up in the world.

You’ve taken the leap, and you know what you want to do. Maybe you are a chiropractor? Maybe you are a designer? Maybe you're an SEO specialist? Maybe you are a writer? Maybe you are looking for a job? I wrote, previously, “7 Steps to Establishing Your Brand,” this podcast breaks down the steps ‘finding what you like’ and ‘deciding.’ 

c“When you pull it all together, it’s uniquely you.”

“There is only one you. I want you to do you and be you as best as you can.”

7 Steps to Establish your Brand: https://michellelasley.com/2019/12/establish-your-brand-in-7-steps/

Sessions Color Picker: https://www.sessions.edu/color-calculator/

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In this interview with Emily Mieren, Michelle and Emily discuss motherhood, figuring out roles, and switching things up as familial need, passions, and opportunities present themselves.

Podcast Episode Summary

Emily and Michelle start with essential oils they used to prepare for interviewing on the podcast. They continue talking about how we serendipitously find our people… when we might be similarly aged, our kids are similarly aged, and it wasn’t always on purpose.

Some simple self-care can be in Breathwork. Then, pair that with essential oils because a mini act of self-care will do your body good. Your brain knows it… she wants to calm down.

Emily shares how she lost her sense of empowerment, slowly, while staying home to focus on the babies. They continue to discuss how identities shift when we take on new roles And, Emily shares how she rewrote her story.

Consider lemon, turmeric, and ginger to your green smoothies!

Quotables

“I see now, as an adult female, how beautifully each of us are individually, and how uniquely different we each are.”

“If we collaborate and connect, we can help each other.”

“My hope is that every woman would find her own self-worth, self-love, and self-acceptance.”

“If we can put the money in the hands of the women, we can truly change the world.”

“Having a purpose is better for your long-term health than quitting smoking.”

Recommended Resources

For more information about Michelle, Balance Shared, events, and projects, please visit www.michellelasley.com.

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How do you celebrate Imbolc? First, what is it? Second, how did it come about? In this bonus episode, Michelle briefly talks about the history and what we can learn from this first spring holiday.

Podcast Episode Summary

Happy Imbolc! In today’s episode, Michelle briefly goes over Imbolc, its history, and she offers a continued invitation to renew and change up your rituals.

When the Catholic Church spread its mission, it needed many ways to convert non-Christians to this way of thinking. In the move from polytheism to monotheism, one strategy the church uses was to adopt goddesses and patronize them as saints. Their history and meaning was enveloped and evolved. So it was a way to honor (and subjugate) tradition and history.

Regardless, looking at these individuals who were celebrated, we can link them to what is going on in our observable world. What happens in early February in the northern hemisphere? Snow melts, flowers start to bloom, birds are out more singing their songs. We let go o winter and start to embrace rebirth. And that is what we begin celebrating as the wheel of the year turns to the time of dawning, letting go of shadow time.

Use these thoughts and tools as you consider how you honor the earth’s seasons, your rituals, and what you want to bring forth.

Recommended Resources

For more information about Michelle, Balance Shared, events, and projects, please visit www.michellelasley.com.

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Do you feel good in your body? Mari wants to know. Mari is on a mission to get people to feel good in their bodies. But, she didn’t always believe this or educate on this. Join Michelle and Mari as they dive into how Mari found her passion and what she’s doing to educate people on it.

Podcast Episode Summary

First, I must apologize. I mispronounced “Maree Bento’s” name. Both Maree and Mari pronounce their name “Mary”.

Second, Mari and I had a lovely chat covering so many things… from her varied career to finding and refining herself in each of the roles she has. And, through this conversation, we discuss her journey of discovery into her why… her why of helping people feel great in their bodies and realize they have a right to do so.

Quotables

“I have always had a drive to create fabric… I think of life as a tapestry… weaving … layers… sometimes things that look like tangents are actually embellishments in a certain area… and it comes together.”

“It didn’t have to exist forever in order to be a success.”

“We are unable to show up as our higher self when we are stuck in dis-ease.”

“[When] people come forward as their higher selves, that’s how we are going to heal the planet.”

“What we put in and on our bodies is fundamental to how healthy we are.”

“I want all of our listeners to know you absolutely completely deserve to feel happy, safe, and healthy in your body.”

Recommended Resources

For more information about Michelle, Balance Shared, events, and projects, please visit www.michellelasley.com.

In this episode, Michelle and Theresa sit down and chat about soul-based or Spirit-led businesses. Theresa, growing from the world of marketing, has built a business where she guides empaths and healers on a journey of discovery that allows them to knit together all their passions with a core message. Learn a little bit about how Theresa works and other tools she’s created to help empaths, like herself, along the way.

Michelle and Theresa talk about many things: empaths, storytelling, connections, money, and so much more. They also discuss some of Theresa’s past and current projects such as the Sovereign Oracle Deck, The Portland Tarot, and her upcoming work on archetypes.

For more information about Michelle, Balance Shared, events, and projects, please visit www.michellelasley.com.